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Burton notebook: School plans, traffic updates, fake fundraising account removed

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School plans
Two Wayne County school districts will not be in their buildings on Monday so faculty, staff and students can attend K-9 Officer Seara Burton’s funeral at 11 a.m. in Richmond High School’s Tiernan Center if desired. Two other districts are planning an early dismissal to avoid families being caught up in Burton’s funeral procession on U.S. 40. *Northeastern Wayne Schools will be closed Monday. Burton, 28, is a Northeastern graduate, and some teachers and school employees who were there during her student days still work for the district and want to pay their respects. In addition, some Northeastern families are connected to Burton through the first responder community, said Assistant Superintendent Jessica Neill.

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Parking, procession route for Monday’s funeral for K-9 Officer Burton

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The public is invited to attend services to show their respect and honor K-9 Officer Seara Burton and her sacrifice for the City of Richmond. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26, in Richmond High School’s Tiernan Center, 380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond. Doors will open to the public at 10 a.m.

Streets surrounding RHS will be closed Monday, including the G Street Bridge, to accommodate the mourners at Burton’s funeral. Law enforcement vehicles will be lined up along Hub Etchison Parkway.

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Parking, shuttle information for Officer Burton’s Sunday viewing

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City of Richmond officials are expecting thousands of people to attend K9 Officer Seara Burton’s Sunday viewing. Nearby parking will be scarce because the parking lots of the City Building, Wayne County Courthouse, and Annex Building are reserved for law enforcement and first responders. Other parking locations are listed on the map. A free shuttle service will run between these lots and the Richmond City Building, or guests can choose to walk to the visitation. The line to enter the building will be in the City Building’s upper parking lot on the south side of the building.

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Visitation, funeral plans announced for Officer Seara Burton; RCS plans eLearning day

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Richmond Police Department has announced the upcoming services for K-9 Officer Seara Burton, and Richmond Community Schools has announced it will conduct an eLearning day for all of its students on the day of the funeral. The viewing will take place from 2-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Richmond Municipal Building, 50 N. Fifth St., Richmond. The funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26, in Richmond High School’s Tiernan Center, 380 Hub Etchison Parkway.

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Police: Hunt Street shooting, high-speed pursuit end in arrest on Abington Pike

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After his vehicle was observed leaving a shooting scene at a high rate of speed, police said, a Richmond man was arrested on two felony charges. Just before 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, Richmond Police Department patrol officers were called to a shooting in the 1400 block of Hunt Street in Richmond. Hunt Street is on the city’s northwest side, several blocks from Fairview Elementary. Officers arrived to find Tyrus Malik Bell-Adcock, 24, of Richmond, with a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen area, said Capt. Curt Leverton.

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Officer Seara Burton dies Sunday night; police announce Monday’s escorted route

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Richmond Police Department announced shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, in a statement noting “profound sadness” that Officer Seara Burton died at 9:59 p.m. at Reid Health in Richmond. Burton was surrounded by her family as she has been for the past five-plus weeks since her injury. Burton, a Northeastern High School graduate who became a K9 officer earlier this year, was shot in the head while assisting with a traffic stop on Aug. 10 in the 200 block of North 12th Street.

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Williamsburg man killed in farming accident

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A man tried to rescue his brother after a tractor rolled on top of him in Williamsburg, but his efforts were unsuccessful. Just after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, Wayne County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a tractor rolling on top of its driver in the 7100 block of Morgan Creek Road in Williamsburg. John Frost, 62, of Williamsburg was attempting to remove a small tree with a utility tractor and a chain when the accident occurred, according to Sheriff Randy Retter. As Frost attempted to pull the tree with the tractor, the tractor rolled over, trapping him between the seat and the ground.

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Saturday update: Officer transferred to Richmond-area hospice

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Richmond Police Department Officer Seara Burton was transferred from the Intensive Care Unit at Miami Valley
Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, to a hospice facility in the Richmond area on Saturday. “She will continue receiving excellent care and be surrounded by her family,” according to a news release from RPD Chief Mike Britt and Majors Jon Bales and Aly Tonuc. “The family is grateful for all of the community support but does request privacy at this time. Please be respectful of the family’s wishes while they spend this precious time with Seara.” In related news, an online benefit auction begun last Wednesday to help Burton’s family is continuing Tuesday, Sept.

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RPD responds to South 10th Street shooting

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Richmond Police Department’s first-shift patrol officers were dispatched to the 500 block of South 10th Street on Friday after a report of a person with a gun. While officers were responding, they were advised a person had been shot. Tyler Qualls, 31, of Richmond was located with a gunshot wound to his left hip/buttocks area. Qualls was transported to Reid Health with a non-life threatening injury and later released, according to Capt. Curt Leverton. Early information in the investigation indicates that people were involved in a domestic disturbance over a vehicle.

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Little League World Series Commemorative Issue now available

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Don’t miss your chance to pick up the special Little League World Series Commemorative Issue of the Western Wayne News. The Aug. 31 issue is now available at these local locations until lunchtime Tuesday, Sept. 6:
Cambridge City: Country Mark, Cambridge City Market, Dollar General, Lumpy’s Café, Speedway at 1 and 70. Centerville: Village Pantry, Casey’s.